I collect baseball cards. I know I'm a dork but I have lived with that fact for quite some time.
But I am a dork with goals. I am trying to acquire an autograph of every person to play an inning for my favorite team, the Baltimore Orioles. I will be sharing the trials and tribulations of card collecting, stories from players and my thoughts on the hobby. I will try to be as entertaining as possible and hopefully you can watch me attain my goal.

The Quest

The Baltimore Orioles have been in town since '54 and have had over 900 men don their uniform. My goal is to obtain a signed card of each player. If you have something I need, or see something you want, don't be shy, we can make a deal.

Collection Statistics

Monday, July 4, 2011

Redeeming Qualities

I have been trading card on The Bench for years and really like the results. As a autograph collector though, things have stalled a bit. My collection is growing and the autos I need are becoming more scarce. So when I trade there are a lot of offers for mid-2000's graphs of prospects that never panned out.

Hopefully my latest trade won't fall into that category.

Manny Machado 2011 Bowman RedemptionThis didn't come cheap, but I feel it was well worth it. I gave up 30 or so Mets base cards and inserts for it. I think I did alright seeing as though the Mets cards were not highly sought after.

Machado was called up to Frederick recently so in person signings may be a ton easier. I need to get my hands on some base cards to give them a go. Anyone trying to unload some?